PROPOSAL FOR MEDIA TEXT

MEDIUM/AUDIENCE

I aim to write an article for The Guardian online newspaper comparing The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Graham Norton

Show. My article would be found under the Culture, Television and Radio and Television and Radio Blog section as the two shows are part of television as they are well-known talk shows. The target audience for the medium in which my text will be written in, are

educated middle-class men and women as it is a broadsheet newspaper. As The Guardian is a left wing newspaper my article will

be suited to more liberal readers. My media text will be aimed specifically at readers who enjoy finding out about the latest news regarding culture and television. The article will not be too long; instead it will be short and concise to suit the target audience as

they may not necessarily have a lot of time to read.

CONTENT

My English Language Investigation was to find out linguistic differences within the two talk shows; looking specifically at the

language and gender of the talk show hosts. The topic of my article surrounds the idea of talk shows and what make them successful

without necessarily referring to linguists constantly, instead focusing on more general aspects. My article will be about the differences between the two talk shows and discuss whether it is possible to

compare the two. I will go in to detail about what elements of each show make them so successful and possibly give reference to the

gender and sexuality of each host and discuss how that aspect affects their success as talk show hosts. In addition I will include references to the cultural differences of each talk show, ratings,

awards and specific content in the individual shows that make them stand out.

CONVENTIONS

Typical conventions of this medium include tabs across the top of the page. The tab my article will come under is Culture and

Television, similar to the article below. It will also include links to social media sites such as twitter and facebook to allow readers to share the article if they like it. My article will include images that

support the text to make it more appealing to read, rather than just a large page of text. Other conventions include adverts along the

side of the page as it is an online medium thus interactivity is important. There are also links to other related stories or stories under another topic, allowing readers to explore The Guardians

online medium as they wish, as they would be able to do if they were reading a printed copy of the paper. The general colour

scheme of the webpage include pink, dark purple, white, black and blue for the links, which I aim to follow in my own media text. The

title of the article is noticeably larger and bolder than the rest of the text, which I will copy and is establishes what the article is about

immediately. This is followed by a brief introduction to draw readers in and lead into the main article.